Author: Joel Gratz
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Snowcast: Expect more snow this weekend in high country
As I wind down this column for the winter, the snow continues to fall. This is good news for two reasons. First, the ski conditions remain pretty darn good. Snowfall on Tuesday measured 9 inches at Beaver Creek, 7 inches at Breckenridge and 6 inches at Copper Mountain. This snowfall was convective in nature, meaning…
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Snowcast: Expect more snow this weekend in high country
As I wind down this column for the winter, the snow continues to fall. This is good news for two reasons. First, the ski conditions remain pretty darn good. Snowfall on Tuesday measured 9 inches at Beaver Creek, 7 inches at Breckenridge and 6 inches at Copper Mountain. This snowfall was convective in nature, meaning…
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Snowcast: Snowpack pushes past 2012 levels
Last weekend felt more like winter than spring in the high country as temperatures struggled to get out of the single digits. The conditions for skiing were fantastic with more than a foot of snow falling over the extended weekend. This additional snow increased our statewide snowpack to 80 percent of average. We now have…
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Snowcast: Snow likely to hit mountains this weekend
Snowy weather will hit most of Colorado’s mountains this weekend, and the added snowfall should push the statewide snowpack above last season. Last March, the state received almost no snow. So as long as we continue to get storms throughout the spring, we should have no problem outpacing the 2012 snowpack. The first shot of…
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Snowcast: Spring is in the air but winter isn’t over
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thursday’s high temperature could push 70 degrees, and it will feel like winter is over and spring is here. Don’t rush to judgment just yet! After a warm few days, winter will make a brief…
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Snowcast: Spring is in the air but winter isn’t over
Thursday’s high temperature could push 70 degrees, and it will feel like winter is over and spring is here. Don’t rush to judgment just yet! After a warm few days, winter will make a brief return to the mountains this weekend and a longer-lasting appearance toward the end of next week. Two storms will brush…
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Snowcast: Spring is in the air but winter isn’t over
Thursday’s high temperature could push 70 degrees, and it will feel like winter is over and spring is here. Don’t rush to judgment just yet! After a warm few days, winter will make a brief return to the mountains this weekend and a longer-lasting appearance toward the end of next week. Two storms will brush…
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Snowcast: Storm should arrive Friday
Springtime in the Rockies can mean great powder days followed by days when skiing, biking or golfing could be the activity of choice. This week will continue to offer a little bit of everything. Monday was an excellent powder day that was followed by a stretch of sunny and warm days. And now a big…
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Snowcast: Snowy conditions through February
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you like snow, you’re going to love the next week in Colorado. There will be three main storms, and it’s possible that we’ll see snow every day between now and March 1. The first…
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Snowcast: Snowy conditions through February
If you like snow, you’re going to love the next week in Colorado. There will be three main storms, and it’s possible that we’ll see snow every day between now and March 1. The first storm passed to the south of the Colorado ski resorts on Wednesday night and now is bringing heavy snow to…